Coupon-ticket-printing machine



M. l. HOFFMAN.

COUPON TICKET PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 24, 1920.

1,371,893, Patenmd Mar. 15, 1921.

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COUPON TICKET PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.24,19Z0.

1,371,893. Patented Mar. 15, 1921.

5 SHEETS-SHEET 2- o INVENTOR ATTORNEY M. J. HOFFMAN.

COUPON TICKET PRlNTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 24, I920.

Patented Mar. 15, 1921.

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COUPON TICKET PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR 24, I920.

1,371,893. Patented Mar. 15, 1921.

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M. J. HOFFMAN.

COUPON TICKET PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.24,1920.

UNITED STATES MORRIS J. HOFFMAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLmOIS.

COUPON-TICKET-ZPBINTING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 15, 1921.

Application filed March 24, 1920. Serial No. 368,252.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, MORRIS J. HOFFMAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, Cook county, and State of 1111- nois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coupon Ticket Prlnting Machines, of which the following is declared to be a full, clear, and exact'description.

This invention relates to coupon ticket printing machines, and its principal ob ect is to increase the eliiciency of machines of this class and to otherwise improve on the construction thereof. This invention has particular reference to coupon ticket printmg machines which are employed for printing information upon detachable coupons that form part of a ticket, such as are commonly employed in'many establishments to keep a record of, the workmens wages. It is well known that in many establishments :1 coupon ticket accompanies the arti 'le. or a lot of articles to be constructed, which ticket contains a number of detachable coupons, one for each workman who performs any work upon the article. These tickets are numbered OOIISBPUtIVQly, and the coupons of the tickets are numbered to corres ond with the number of the ticket itsel and the amounts to be paid to the workmen and the number of articles in the lot accompanying the ticket. are printed upon the several coupons. These coupons are often arranged along each side of the ticket and the present machine has been especially designed to print the desired data along the two rows of coupons, although it may be constructed to print along one row only if desired.

The resent invention IS in the nature of an improvement on the coupon ticket printingmachine shown and described in Letters Patent No. 1,251,887, issued to me on Januar 1, 1918, to which reference is herein ma e.

The invention consists in the several novel features of construction, arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter fully set forth and claimed.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the drawings accompanying this specification, in which Figure 1 is a plan of a coupon ticket printing machine embodying the present inventlon. Fig. 2 is a plan, with the platen, certain covers, part of the ink ribbon, and the majority of the type-bars removed to show parts that would be otherwise hidden from view. Fig. 3 is an end elevation looking in the direction of the arrow 3 in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a vertical cross section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is an end elevation looking in the direction of the arrow 3 in Fig. 1, but showing the platen in its raised position. Fig. 6 is a vertical cross section taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a detail skeleton view of a typesetting bar, shaft, pinions and type-bars. Fig. 8 is a detail, vertical, longitudinal section taken on line 88 of Figs. 2 and 6. Fig. 9 is a side elevation of a fragment of a type-bar having removable type. Fig. 10 is a detail, vertical section taken on line 1010 of Fig. 9 and showing in addition certain type-bar supporting plates. Fig. 11 is a detail section taken on line 11 of Fig. 9 and showing said plates. Fig. 12 is a side view, and Fig. 13 an end view of one of the removable type. Fig. 1 1 is a detail, vertical cross section through a type-bar having fixed type and its supporting plates, Flg. 15 is a detail section taken on line 1515 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 16 is a side elevation of a fragment of a certain type-bar.

Referring to said drawings, the reference numeral 20 designates the main frame, which may be substantially rectangular in form and provided with legs 21 for supporting it on a table, bench or other object. In said frame 20 are fixedly supported two loiigthwise-extending bars 22 between which extend a number of thin, flat, type-bar supporting plates 23 which are formed with shouldered portions 24.- (see Fig. 6) that rest on the tops of the bars 22. The plates 23 are clamped between the bars 22 by bolts or threaded rods 25 which extend through said bars 22 and have nuts upon their threaded ends bearing against the bars 22. Said plates 23 are spaced apart and held in spaced relation by washers 26, through which extend bolts or threaded rods 27 that have nuts 28 threaded upon their ends which in Fi 2.

clamp the plates 23 and washers 26 together to make a rigid and substantial frame for supporting and guiding the type-bars, as will be hereinafter set forth. The threaded rods 27 may extend through end plates 23 which are also clamped between the bars 22 and the entire type-bar supporting frame,

comprising the bars 22, plates 23 and bolts or rods 25, 27 may be secured to the-ends 20" of the frame 20 by screws, or otherwise, as is found convenient.

Slidingly supported upon the plates 23 are the type-bars 29, 30*and 31 which are arranged in groups, 0(118 group being shown The other type-bars have been removed to show the construction beneath. The type-bars 29 bear permanent, type characters, preferably numerals running from 0 to 9 ,and' for convenience, four typebars 29 are shown in a group which will permit of printing any number to and including the thousands column. The type-bars 30 may contain characters indicating grades or the combination of prices to be paid for the work done, and the type-bars 31 may contain characters indicating quantities -or the number of articles accompanying a ticket. The type characters on the type-bars 29, 30 and 31 are in duplicate, one set at one end and the other at the other end, to enable the machine to print along two rows of tickets. The type-bars 29 provide means for consecutively numbering the coupons, and the type-bars 30 and 31 for printing the additional data on the coupons, and all of any group are arranged to print information occupying a space well within the margin of a coupon. Similar spaced groups of typebars, bearing type characters, are employed for printing upon as many coupons as are included in the ticket, and obviously the machine can be constructed to embody any desired number of groups of type-bars.

The type-bars are provided near their upper edges with shouldered portions 32 that rest upon the plates 23, and below said shouldered portions elongated slots 33 are formed in the type-bars through which extends a pin 3iwhich acts to retain all of the type-bars in place, and in mesh with pinions, as v will be described hereinafter. Sald 3111 34 extends throu h one end member 20 of the frame 20, and has a head or knob an on its end by means of which the pin may be inserted through the slots of the type-bars and withdrawn therefrom. It

- will be understood that said pin 34 also exbars 30 and 31 are preferably-made remov-- tends through alined holes in the plates 23. I Inasmuch as the data which is printed by the type characters of thetype-bars 30 and 31 varies and may be changed from time to time in the establishment where the machine is used, the type characters for said typeable, and I have shown said type-bars 30 and 31 as formed with notches 35 in their upper edges (see Fig. 9) in which are reinovably secured type 36 (see Figs. 12 and 13) containing type characters on their upper faces. Said type-bars 30 and 31 and type 36 are formed with shoulders 32 and 38 adapted to rest upon the plates 23, and the type 36 are formed with upwardly-extendingnotches 39 in their lower ends to form forked portions that straddle the webs of the type-bars 30 and '31 (see Figs. 9, 10

Means for setting the corresponding type bars in the several groups of the typebars' are provided and, asill-ustrated, typesetting bars 39, a0. and 451 are provided at one end of the machine, which are also slidably mounted on plates 23 and have elongated slots 33 for the reception of the pin 34;,

whereby they may be locked in place. The

by any typesetting bar is provided with pinlons meshing only with rack teeth of corre sponding type-bars in each group, so that when any typesetting bar is moved to set the type-bars controlled thereby, one typebar in each group will be moved thereby. Fig. 7 illustrates the connection between the typesetting bar 39 and corresponding typebars 30 of two groups. l/Vhen the shaft 44- is turned by moving the typesetting bar 39,

all of the pinions .415 on said shaft are correspondingly rotated and the type-bars 30 are correspondingly moved to bring the desired type characters thereof into printing position. Likewise, all, of the other corresponding type-bars may be adjusted by manipulating the typesetting bars therefor. Fig.2

shows the arrangement of the typesetting bars, the setting shafts and pinions. The upper faces of the typesetting bars 39, 10 and 41 are provided with figures or characters representing the type characters of the type-bars 29, 30 and 31, and these figures on the typesetting bars arev visible through holes 47 formed in acover plate 48 secured or otherwise fastened tothe frame 1 20.

Spring detents 49 (see Fig. 41:) secured to the upper edges of the typesetting bars and hold them in any position of adjustment.

A cover plate 50 is provided over the type-bars, which cover plate is screwed or otherwise fastened to the frame 20 andhas lengthwise-extending slots 51 arranged at the printing position of the type characters,

.the cover plate 48 engage with notches in I which exposes two rows of type characters that print on the cou ons of the ticket whenever the platen is epressed. A guide strip 52 is adyustably secured to the cover 50 against which the coupon ticket is placed when it is to be printed on.

The platen 53 (see Fi 1, 5 and 6) is in the form of an openwor rectangular frame 53 rockingly carried by a rod 54 which is rotatively supported in two arms 55, which are pivotally mounted on ears 56 by a rod 57 which extends through holes in the ends of the arms 55 and cars 56. Coiled compression springs 58 secured in the frame and bearing against the under sides of the arms act to yieldingly hold the arms 55 and laten in raised position as seen in Figs. 5 an 6. The mechanism for bringing the platen down upon the coupon ticket to obtain the impression from the type characters may comprise a handle 62 and crank arms 59 fast upon the shaft 54 and having rollers 60 that en age with the under side of brackets 61, wiich are secured to and extend up from two plates 23 of the typebar supporting frame. It will be observed that by swin the handle 62 from the osition shown in ig. 5 to that shown in ig. 3, the crank arm 59 with its roller 60 will be correspondingly moved; and that by reason of the en agement of the roller 60 with the under side of the bracket 61 the platen will be moved downward from the position shown in Fig. 5 to that shown in ig. 3, thereby bringin the effective or. working surfaces of the p aten into ressing contact with the coupon ticket. en the handle 62 is released, the springs 58 act to return the platen to its inoperative position. To the platen frame 53 are secured two rubber, tubular, impression-making members (see Fig. 15) that are arranged upon the-under side of the platen frame in ition to engage the ticket along places immediately above the type characters exposed through the slots 51 and occupying the printing positions. Within each rubber tube 70 is a rectangular rod or bar 71 towhich is secured two threaded pins 72 that extend 50 up through slots 73 in the platen frame 53 and have nuts 74 upon their ends which may be clamped against the upper faces of the platen frame to securely fasten the bars 71 with the rubber tubes 70 in Position to effect the printing whenever the platen is depressed. It is evident that the rubber tubes and bars may be adjusted transversely of the platen frame so as to bring them into accurate printing position with respect to the type characters that have been set into printing osition. The type characters below the s ots 51 in the cover 50 are the ones occupying the printing osition.

An inked ribbon 75 see Fig. 6) is pro-- vided between the cover 50 and type-bars 29, 30 and 31, which inked ribbon is carried by rollers 76 and 77-one of which (76) is rotatively mounted on the brackets 61, and the other of which (77) is rotatively mounted in a roll-carrying frame 78 which may comprise a fiat bar bent to form two transverse bent portions 79, which are pivotally connected with the frame 20 of the machine by screws 80. Upon the ends of the roller 77 are knurled heads by which the roller may be turned to wind the ribbon up from the roller 76 to the roller 77 as it becomes worn.

A register 82 may be attached to the frame of the machine and connected to the platen for recording the number of times that the platen is depressed to make an impression.

In use, the typesetting bars are adjusted to bring the, desired type characters into printing position. A coupon ticket is placed upon the cover 50 with one edge in contact with the guide 52, and the handle 62 is swung over from the position seen in Fig. 5 to that seen in Fig. 3, thereby bringing the rubber impression-making tubes upon the ticket and pressing the same down, causing the type characters, which are in printing position, to .make impressions on the coupons through the interposed inked ribbon. .When the handle 62 is released, the platen assumes its normal or inoperative position.

In case it is desired to change the removable ty e characters, the cover 50 is removed rom the frame and the roller-carrying frame 78 with the roller and ribbon is swung u to the osition shown in dotted lines in ig. 6. T e locking pin 34 is then withdrawn and any or all of the type-bars may be removed from their supporting frame by lifting them up and pulling them out of the spaces between the guide plates 23. After the type have been rearranged or changed as desired, the type-bars may be replaced between the guide plates 23, the roller frame 78 may be swung down into place, and the cover 50 replaced on the frame.

The parts are simple in construction and are strong, rigid and capable of long and continued usage. The frame make-up of the guide plates and associated parts forms a rigid backing for the type-bars which rest on the plates. The rods 71 form reinforcements or backing bars for the rubber impression members, thus insuring the making of clear impressions along the entire ticket, and the ad uStable roller-carrying frame 78 provides convenient means for raising the ink ribbon to gain access to the type-bars therebelow.

More or less variation of the exact details of construction is possible without departing from the spirit of this invention; I desire, thereforefnot 'to limit myself to the exact form of the construction shown and described, but intend, in the following claims, to point outall of the invention diSr closed herein.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a coupon ticket. printing machine,

the combination of spaced, parallel plates,- slidable-type-bai's having Web portions extending between said plates and shouldered portions restingv on the upper edges of said plates, said type-bars having type charact ers on-their upper faces, and being arranged mounted therein,

7 in; spaced groups.

2. In a coupon ticket printing machine, the combination of spaced, parallel plates, type-bars having web portions extending between said plates and shouldered portions resting on the upper edges of said plates,

there being notches formed in the upper edges of said type-bars, and type having type characters on their upper faces, said type being removably held in said notches,

and having shouldered portions resting on said plates and forked portions extending between the plates and straddling the webs of the, type-bars. V

, 3. In a coupon ticket printing machine, a type-bar having notches in. its upper edge. for receiving removable type, and adjacent shoulders arranged to. rest upon suitable supports and'rack teeth on its lower edge, arranged to mesh with the pinion of the setting mechanism.

4:. In a coupon ticket printing machine,

the combination of a plurality of spaced parallel plates, type-bars slidably support ed thereon, and formed with lengthwiserex tending slots, and with rack teeth on their lower edges, .type-bar-setting pinions meshing with said rack teeth and, a locking pin extending through said slots and through holes in said plates for holding said rack teeth and pinions in mesh.

5. In a coupon ticket printing machine,

the combination of a plurality of'spaced,

' pivot, and means for pressing said platen indirectly upon the type-bars.

7. In a coupon ticket printing machine,

8. In a coupon ticketpri-nting machine, a

' platen frame, a rubber impression-making tube, a barfilling said tube andsecuredj to said'platen frame. 7 I

9. In a coupon ticket. printing machine, a platen frame, a. rubber impression-making tube, abar filling saidftube,fand means for adjustablymounting saidtube and bar on said platen frame. f

10. In a. coupon ticket printing machine,

a platen frame havingtransverse slots therein, a rubber impression-making tube, a bar filling saiditube, threaded pins secured to. said bar. and extending through the slots. in said; bar, and nuts threaded on said pins. for adj ustably clamping. said tube and bar] upon said platen frame. a c c c 11. In a couponticket-printing machine, a plurality of removable, spaced, parallel type-bars, an inked ribbon overlying said type-bars, rollers upon which said ribbon is wound, one, of which is movably supported, whereby itand partjof the ribbon carried thereby-may be, raised to obtain access to said type-bars, for the purpose set forth.

12. In a coupon ticket. printing machine, a plurality of removable, spaced, parallel type-bars, an inked ribbon overlying said type-bars, rollers upon which said ribbon is wound, and a pivotally-supported rollercarrying frame'i-n which one of said rollers is mounted, said frame and therewith the roller and part of; the ribbon carried there-- by being capable'of' being, raised to expose the type-bars, for the purpose set forth.

13., In a coupon ticket printing machine, the combination of a supporting frame, a plurality of type-bars slidably mounted on said frame, each type-bar forming one member of a, group of type-bars and having rack teeth on itslower side, a-typesetting bar slidably mounted on said frame and having rack teeth on its lower side, a shaft journaled in said frame, and pinions fast on said shaft and meshing with the rack teeth of the type-bars and typesettingbars.

14. In a coupon ticket printing machine, the combination of a supporting frame, a plurality of type-bars slidably mountedon saidframe, eachtype-bar forming one member of a group of type-bars and having rack teeth on its lower side, a typesetting bar Stationarily supportedv slidably mounted on said frame and having rack teeth on its lower side, a shaft journaled in said frame, pinions fast on said shaft and meshing with the rack teeth of the type-bars and typesettin bars, and a locking pin extending throug slots in said type-bars and typesetting bars.

15. In a coupon ticket printing machine, a type bar having notches in its upper edge,

and type forked on their lower ends, the 10 forks straddlm the type bar, and being removably carrie thereby.

16. In a coupon ticket printing machine, a type bar having notches in its upper edge, and forked type straddling said type bar, 15 said type having also shoulders on their sides arranged to rest on suitable su Xorts.

MORRIS J. HOFFhf N 

